A huge celebration is underway in the Tuscan hills ahead of tomorrow’s race: here is the MotoGP STARTING GRID for Mugello!
At Mugello, as we know, nobody sleeps. Tonight is all about the celebrations before enjoying what promises to be an incredible MotoGP race on Sunday.
Qualifying Summary
Mugello delivered a qualifying session to remember, with Marco Bezzecchi stealing the spotlight. The Aprilia rider set a 1:43.921, making history as the first rider ever to lap the circuit in under 1:44. The record secured a remarkable pole position in front of his home crowd, during what is already one of the most exciting weekends of the season.
Aprilia even secured a top-three lockout, with Raúl Fernández second and Jorge Martín third. A result that surprised many, but once again confirmed the strength of the Noale-based manufacturer at the start of the season. Marc Márquez qualified fourth on his return from injury and immediately showed impressive pace, having been two tenths up at the second sector before losing time in the final part of the lap. Fermín Aldeguer and Francesco Bagnaia completed the top six, while Fabio Di Giannantonio could only manage seventh, a disappointing result compared to expectations after pre-qualifying.
In Q1, Raúl Fernández and Pedro Acosta secured the two available spots in Q2, while Ai Ogura missed out by only a few thousandths of a second.
Updates and Penalties
22:30 CEST – Luca Marini has been handed a three-place grid penalty, to be served in Sunday’s Grand Prix.
The MotoGP STARTING GRID at Mugello
Here is the complete MotoGP STARTING GRID for the Mugello Grand Prix:
- Marco Bezzecchi – Aprilia Racing – 1:43.921
- Raul Fernandez – Trackhouse MotoGP Team – +0.224
- Jorge Martin – Aprilia Racing – +0.363
- Marc Marquez – Ducati Lenovo Team – +0.373
- Fermin Aldeguer – BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP – +0.392
- Francesco Bagnaia – Ducati Lenovo Team – +0.561
- Fabio Di Giannantonio – Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team – +0.577
- Diogo Moreira – Pro Honda LCR – +0.713
- Franco Morbidelli – Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team – +0.734
- Pedro Acosta – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing – +0.789
- Enea Bastianini – Red Bull KTM Tech3 – +0.942
- Alex Rins – Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team – +1.128
- Ai Ogura – Trackhouse MotoGP Team
- Brad Binder – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
- Joan Mir – Honda HRC Castrol
- Jack Miller – Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
- Fabio Quartararo – Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team
- Maverick Viñales – Red Bull KTM Tech3
- Luca Marini – Honda HRC Castrol
- Toprak Razgatlioglu – Prima Pramac Yamaha MotoGP
- Michele Pirro – BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP
- Cal Crutchlow – Castrol Honda LCR
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